Point of Aim Adjustment?

ckid

ckid

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Is there any way to correct a shotgun that shoots to the right or left of the point aim. I did some initial patterning with a Stoeger 2000 and the centre of the pattern is about 8 inches left at 40 yards with Federal 1 1/4 oz steel BB's out of the modified tube. I tried some Winchester 1 1/8 oz steel BB's and the problem wasn't as bad, but it still shot a little left.

The gun appears to fit me properly. If I comfortably shoulder it with my eyes closed and then open them, everything is lined up beautifuly.

I will try a few more load and choke combinations to see if the situation improves before I do anything drastic.

I am considering trying a Beretta modified tube that I can borrow from a friend as I am told that they are compatible with the Stoeger. This will confirm if I just have a crappy tube.

If none of this works I may try removing the bead, filling the hole and relocating it a touch to the left of it's present location.
 
It is much more important that your gun shoots where you look and not where you aim. The most accurate sight for wing shooting is your focus when your gun is raised or mounted to your line of sight. You adjust your focus or where you look, by moving the comb of your butt stock up or down or cast on or cast off as well as l.o.p. adjustments that will help coordingate your natural point with where the gun patterns.


If you would have bought a benelli or a beretta instead of the knock off, you would probably not have had this problem;)
 
Covey, thanks for the "kind" comment about my "knock off"! Although you are probably right, I just don't have the funds for the Benelli right now! As it stands this gun was pretty much free as I did a straight trade for a couple "dogs" that I had aquired for free that were taking up storage space!

I did some more searching and I think I will try to fabricate a tapered shim to give the stock some more cast off, it sounds like that may be the cure. It also may help reduce the battering of my right cheek from the comb of the stock when shooting heavy loads. If the shimming works out but proves to be unsightly I may modify the stock to give the proper amount of cast off without a shim. I don't know if this is possible with the Stoeger as I have never had the butt stock off yet.
 
ckid,
Although the Stoeger is not my all time favourite, it is not uncommon to have the same point of aim issues with any smooth bore, including benelli and beretta. You are on the right track by modifying your stock to put the point of impact where you want, and to make your gun more comfortable to shoot.

From time to time I pattern to check certain choke ammo combinations and to check natural point of impact, but I never pattern to check if point of aim is on. I probably would, if I was going to hunt with slugs or hunt turkey.

I am not sure what type of shim system would work on a stoeger, but you might want to look inside the stock on a benelli since the stoeger is a close knock off. With the benelli and the berettas, the shims come in pairs and it is important to allign them so to prevent torque in the wrong place.
 
Thanks Covey,

I put in a temporary shim and it seems to feel better when naturally shouldered. I am unfamiliar with systems used by Beretta and Benelli. I am hopefully going to get out and harass some geese shortly and I'll see how it goes. If this temporary shim works out I will modify the end of the stock and the receiver-stock juncture to duplicate the angle of the temporary shim.
 
ckid,
good luck with that. Both Benelli and Beretta warn about putting in the shims incorrectly? Might cause damage to stock.
 
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